Archive for June, 2014

“… Senate insiders describe GOP leader Dean Skelos as initially “stunned’’ by Cuomo’s action in moving the IDC to the regular Democrats’ side, even though the governor vowed to do just that a month ago in exchange for the WFP’s endorsement. “Skelos didn’t want to believe what Cuomo was doing. He didn’t want to face an obvious reality, until last week, when he didn’t have a choice any longer,’’ a longtime Senate Republican told The Post …”

“… The Pew Research Center has new numbers out showing what many campaign operatives already know: Republicans are more reliable voters, a major problem for Democrats heading into this fall’s midterms. Pew breaks down voters into eight different categories, with the most likely to vote being “steadfast conservatives,” “business conservatives” and “solid liberals.” … They’re much more likely to vote than the other Democratic-leaning groups that President Obama built his coalition on …”

“… In a joint statement released Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Sen. Jeff Klein, Senate co-leader and head of the chamber’s Independent Democratic Conference, announced that the IDC’s five members will end its partnership with Senate Republicans and form a majority coalition with the Senate Democratic Conference after the 2014 elections …”

“… “I can’t figure it out,” Grisanti said of Cuomo’s off-again, on-again, off-again public rhetoric about Senate Republicans. “It’s kind of a shock to me,” adding he found Cuomo’s involvement in the effort “a bit of a disappointment.” …”

“… One of Central New York’s Republican senators said today he thought his party should concentrate on winning other, more competitive state Senate seats rather than the one held by Democratic Sen. David Valesky. “I’m not interested in doing that,” DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, said today …”

In her 9 terms in Congress McCarthy never once had a serious challenger, despite the fact district demographics indicate it should be one of the more competitive in the country. A couple of stinkers would be understandable, but nine times in a row?

Now with McCarthy retiring, who do the Republicans put up? A rich guy with more money than brains who has already tried and failed twice to run for public office. Rice has plenty of problems (ex. 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) and failed miserably in her run for Attorney General back in ’10. I believe the GOP could take this seat if they put up a serious, creditable candidate. That ain’t Blakeman.

Something is rotten in Nassau. I see Rice walking away with the seat in the fall.

I’ll go a step further and say I believe they have a backroom deal to keep themselves in power. Thus far I don’t see any serious Democrat challengers to sitting GOP Senators. I do not believe that is a coincidence.

“… When the governor won election in 2010, he came to office with powerful prospects. But now he’s apparently too weak to push through an education tax credit supported by majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature …”

He wouldn’t have had to worry about this except he totally pissed off much of the state with his so-called SAFE Act. The media won’t acknowledge it, but up until that point he was doing ok. After that it was all down hill.

This also brings up what utter crap Siena polls are. If Cuomo really had such good numbers then why can’t he motivate the legislature and why is he caving to the WFP? I cannot be the only person who has noticed this.